Dr. Amani Ballour, Subject of Oscar-Nominated ‘The Cave’ Barred From U.S., Receives Award for Heroism in Syria
Jeremy Fuster
Dr. Amani Ballour, the doctor whose underground hospital was the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Cave,†has been awarded the Council of Europe’s Raoul Wallenberg Prize for her work treating victims of Syrian bombings.
“Human rights and personal dignity are not a peacetime luxury. Dr. Amani Ballour is a shining example of the empathy, virtue and honour that can flourish even in the worst circumstances: in the midst of war and suffering,†said Marija PejÄinović Burić, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
“The Cave†follows the work of Dr. Ballour and her medical team at a field hospital built within a cave in her hometown of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus. It is estimated that from 2016 to 2018, Ballour saved thousands of people who were critically injured by airstrikes and chemical weapon attacks, including those on nearby hospitals.
Read more at: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dr-amani-ballour-subject-oscar-212623630.html
A documentary, they have a hospital in a cave. This, I believe is one of those films shown at film festivals versus a general release.
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